Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q: Do electric cars have a sound added to them? I heard one drive past me the other day and it sounded like something from Star ...

Newswise — HONOLULU, Dec. 1, 2025 — One of the many benefits of electric vehicles is that they are much quieter than traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. In some cases, though, they are too quiet.

How a car sounds has been a huge topic of debate for automakers, seemingly since the automobile was invented. Whether it was taming a large-capacity engine to keep its cabin whisper quiet in luxury ...

Saturday saw the running of the ELE Rally in the Netherlands, with organizers inviting e-Rally competitors to join the event for the first time. Spectators were treated to the sight of electric rally ...

Electric vehicles certainly seem to be the way of the future. More people are buying them, and while there are still questions about whether the United States is ready for an EV revolution, these ...

A vehicle rarely stays quiet when something goes wrong. Long before a dashboard warning light flashes or a breakdown leaves a driver stranded, the car often sends an audible warning. Those odd squeals ...

The CEDEC+KYUSHU 2023 conference was held last November, but details of a specific technical presentation just came to light. The presentation centered around the process that Polyphony Digital sound ...

In 2019, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed a rule that would allow electric vehicle owners to choose from a suite of noises the car could make at low speeds, warning ...

From the September 2023 issue of Car and Driver. Whether it's for a warning chime to grab the driver's attention or piped-in audio designed to give electric vehicles an acceleration note akin to that ...

Whether you’re the driver or just along for the ride, sound is an immersive, imaginative part of the in-car experience. Automotive brands are built around a symphony of sonic cues that elicit a ...

Speed, handling, and looks are usually at the top of car enthusiast's list when picking their favorite cars. But one hard-to-ignore component of every driving experience is the car's sound. A blend of ...

BOOM Library has announced the release of ROAD RAGE, a professional sound effects library for vehicle damage and crash sound design. They say that ROAD RAGE covers the entire spectrum of vehicle ...